On July 28, the Waste to Wisdom (W2W) team spent a full day showing public attendees a variety of equipment used in biomass conversion. Over 40 guests spent a warm morning on Green Diamond Resources timberland outside Arcata, California, where we … [Read more...]

Global forum fosters the growth of the forest products professionals and research community
Sessions tackle timely forest products issues and market opportunities facing the industry
Impressive line-up of speakers features Head of Department of … [Read more...]

Timber harvesting can cause both short- and long-term changes in forest ecosystem functions, and scientists from USDA Forest Service (USDA FS) have been studying these processes for many years. Biomass and bioenergy markets alter the amount, type, … [Read more...]

Research is underway that could lead to more uses for waste wood, a U.S. Forest Service researcher says.
Instead of thinning stands to boost productivity and burning the resulting slashpiles, researchers believe turning it into biochar — a … [Read more...]

A December 7 webinar – the final in a series of three for fall 2015 – will present in-depth information on the $5.88 million Waste to Wisdom project and its efforts to better utilize forest residues for the production of bioenergy and bio-based … [Read more...]

A potential revolution is unfolding on out-of-the-way logging roads. Foresters and researchers are innovating unique ways to make use of forest residues 7ndash; low quality trees, tree tops, limbs, and chunks that formerly would have been left in … [Read more...]

An October 23 webinar, the first in a series of three for fall 2015, will present in-depth information on the $5.88 million Waste to Wisdom project and its efforts to better utilize forest residues for the production of bioenergy and bio-products. … [Read more...]

Waste to Wisdom just launched an infographic that takes readers on a quick tour of this innovative project. The 3-year, $5.88 million forest biomass project is led by Humboldt State University and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the … [Read more...]

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Waste to Wisdom is an innovative biomass research project funded by a $5.88 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Biomass Research and Development Initiative program: Award Number DE-EE0006297. Humboldt State University and 15 regional partners are building on existing research on the conversion of forest residues into bioenergy and other valuable bio-based products.